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Law Practice


Shartsis Friese Sues Over Unpaid Bill

Jan. 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Exactly one year after securing a $101 million settlement for the Robertson Foundation, the San Francisco law firm Shartsis Fr...


Constitutional Law


Old Laws, New Apps

Jan. 1, 2010
By Evan George

What do a celebrity rocker, a personal injury lawyer and a life-size hamster toy have in common? A World Wide Web of liability...


Criminal


Killer's Conviction Overturned

Jan. 1, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A state appellate court has overturned the second-degree murder conviction of a transient charged with killing former State Ba...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Fails to Find Leaker

Jan. 1, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A State Bar investigation has failed to figure out who revealed the confidential rating of appellate justice Chuck Poochigian....


Law Practice


2010 Predictions

Jan. 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

24 lawyers make predictions about what 2010 may hold for their practice area. ...


Judges and Judiciary


California Judges 2009

Jan. 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

More than 200 attorneys and judges took on new roles during 2009, either joining the ranks of the state's judiciary or leaving...


Government


Obama Loosens Grip on Power

Jan. 1, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

President Obama hasn't made the same sweeping claims to executive power as the Bush administration. But just because he isn't ...


Perspective


Able Minds, Able Hands

Jan. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Lisa Chung of Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton writes about two developmentally disabled employees and how they have b...


Law Practice


Ban on Youth: Wrong Both Ways

Jan. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Diane Klein of Golden Gate University School of Law says Middletown, Connecticut's board of education has no business governin...


Perspective


Punitive White Men

Jan. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Hadar Aviram of UC Hastings College of Law says recent empirical research suggests that closer attention be paid to white male...


Environmental


Attention Coastal Landowners!

Jan. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Howard Coleman of Nossaman examines the consequences of climate change on property rights of coastal landowners. ...


Military Law


When Juan Luis Alcivar enlisted in the U.S. Army, he did so out of loyalty to his adopted country. ...


Government


Obama Keeps Up Use of State Secrets

Jan. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

When Barack Obama became president, some plaintiffs' attorneys believed he would turn back the tide of secrecy that had washed...


U.S. Supreme Court


Obama Treads Fine Line With His Liberal Supporters

Jan. 1, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The Obama administration has walked a fine line in its cases before the Supreme Court, disappointing some supporters with its ...


Environmental


Industry Groups Fight EPA Policy

Jan. 1, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Industry groups seeking to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change have mounted a lega...


Military Law


Lawyers Join Battle for Vets

Dec. 31, 2009
By Evan George

Fourth of Five Parts. Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, then-chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, wrote a bill ...


Judicial Profile


Ronald Rose

Dec. 31, 2009
By Pat Alstonn

Even after 23 years in the Los Angeles Public Defender's office, lawyers said Superior Court Judge Ronald Rose is as impartial...


Judges and Judiciary


OC Judge May Be Tapped

Dec. 31, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

Superior Court Judge Josephine S. Tucker may be the first federal district judge nominated by President Obama from Orange Coun...


Corporate


Infamous Voice Mail Suit Revived

Dec. 31, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Eight years after lawyers and officers at a Silicon Valley company accidentally left a voice mail spilling the beans about ste...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor Names New Judges

Dec. 31, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spread some holiday cheer Tuesday, naming 20 new judges to trial courts around the state, and eleva...


Obituaries


William Zisko

Dec. 31, 2009
By Jill Redhage

1952-2009 ...


Law Practice


ACLU Attorney Steps Down

Dec. 31, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

After a 19-year career as a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Ann Brick plans to ...


Government


State Accused of Taking Recycling Funds

Dec. 31, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

The state has ripped off hundreds of millions of dollars from the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, potentially pu...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Legal Aid Groups To Feel Pinch

Dec. 31, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

Legal Aid groups across the state will soon feel the pinch of staggeringly low interest rates, which have decimated the pool o...


Intellectual Property


IP Sees Mergers, Shrinkage

Dec. 31, 2009
By Craig Anderson

The economic downturn that hurt all attorneys turned out to be particularly damaging to intellectual property lawyers in 2009,...


Securities


Broadcom Settles Backdating Suit

Dec. 31, 2009
By Greg Katzn

Irvine-based Broadcom has agreed to pay $160.5 million to settle a stock-options backdating lawsuit brought by shareholders wh...


Technology & Science


Handling An E-Discovery Request

Dec. 31, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Garrie of Alternative Resolution Centers concludes his article on maintaining effective information management for e-di...


Civil Rights


Working Towards Gender Justice

Dec. 31, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy concludes her article on women's rights and explains the State's role in preventing human ...


Intellectual Property


Unraveling Deposition Preparation

Dec. 31, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Meaghan Kent and Joshua Kaufman of Venable instruct on how to gather information for copyright infringement litigation. ...


Corporate


Franchise Sales Laws, No Trivial Matter

Dec. 31, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Rochelle Spandorf of Davis Wright Tremaine wraps up her examination of California regulators' enforcement of franchise disclos...